Access to both the internet and a home computer, let alone all of the educational materials that children (and many adults) need to succeed in the world today with regards to their education is not accessible to everyone. I find this very disturbing, when the government in Canada is purporting that all children have the right to an education, yet fail to address that those very same children also need access to home computers and high-speed internet access to be able to keep on top of their studies and to be considered on the same playing field as their wealthier peers.

I have included a link to an editorial regarding the have and have-nots of society. Although gamification of education is showing itself to be the wave of the future, we need to ensure 100% that ALL children, and adults, have fair and equal access to both computers and the internet, or education will become a commodity that only people with money will be able to access.

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Shauna Sasaki

I fell into teaching over 22 years ago and haven't looked back. Although I had never planned on getting into this profession, I discovered that I loved it and have never felt that I was teaching. Opening the world of possibilities to my students, and giving them support to be able to reach out far to achieve their goals, is where my passion in teaching lies.